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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #26: Technology Ticklers

by Promptly PortlandJune 1, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #26: Technology Ticklers

Promptly Portland shares a completely different writing prompt about technologies and how we can reflect on them to better understand how they allow or prevent us from being the people we want to be.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #25: Wikipedia and You

by Promptly PortlandMay 18, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #25: Wikipedia and You

Week after week, Promptly Portland brings us new ways to get or keep moving on our writing journey. Today, Promptly explores how three ideas from Wikipedia can be turned into writing prompts.

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A New Writing in Five Video–Paragraphs

by Kendra BonnettMay 17, 2010
A New Writing in Five Video–Paragraphs

There is an art to writing structure, and understanding the structure of the common paragraph is an excellent place to start. You’ll find Part I of our Writing in Five Video on the Paragraph, based on Sheridan Baker’s The Practical Stylist.

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Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

by Matilda ButlerMay 10, 2010
Writing in Five: William Zinsser on Writing Harmoniously

Writing Alchemy: This is the eighth in our Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her video, Matilda Butler returns to William Zinsser’s advice on. This time, she uses his chapter Unity as the inspiration for her discussion about maintaining harmony in your fiction and nonfiction writing.

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500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #22 – Quick-Release Stories

by Promptly PortlandApril 27, 2010
500 Words (or More) Writing Prompt #22 – Quick-Release Stories

Promptly Portland’s back from a springtime bike ride with a new writing prompt for us. Try the quick-release method and let us know what you think.

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Writing in Five: Elizabeth Berg on What’s the Point?

by Matilda ButlerApril 26, 2010
Writing in Five: Elizabeth Berg on What’s the Point?

This is the sixth lesson in the Writing in Five series–practical writing tips from published authors. In her audio, Matilda talks about Elizabeth Berg’s advice to give your writing a point…a purpose.

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Writing in Five: Anne Lamott on Starting Small

by Kendra BonnettApril 14, 2010
Writing in Five: Anne Lamott on Starting Small

For Writing in Five Quick Tips: Anne Lamott tells us that we need to go deep and provide as much detail as possible. We need to write all we can, and to get started on your huge writing project start small. Start with a short assignment, than another one, and another one, and so on.

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